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revered

[ri-veerd]

adjective

  1. held in high regard tinged with awe; venerated.

    Many of our most revered heroes were actually outlaws or rebels, fighting for a cause.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of revere.

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Other Word Forms

  • unrevered adjective
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“Notes to John” requires a compelling foil for Didion, and Roger MacKinnon is that: Director of the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, former president of the New York Psychiatric Society, author, revered clinician.

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Brookes said Boston had scored 478 tries in 487 matches for the team - but had remained the "most modest of men" even though he was the "most revered player of our wonderful sport".

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Hear me out: the root vegetable, while revered for its colorful interior and satisfying crunch, is simply reduced to just its bulb.

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Summer corn, on the other hand, is revered.

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Now praised as a superfood, avocados are at turns revered and vilified.

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